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Let's use this thread for information you get from people further up the food chain than your dealer.
Bill, The only light I can shed on this is that my dealer's order manager has an 'initial' allocation of FIVE Solstices. He had already gone into his order system and configured them for stock. When we went into the showroom on EOP day he took us in order and reconfigured his 5 cars to our desires in that order. The sixth and seventh people there were placed on hold orders for the second wave of his allocations. His words "within 6 months".Billabongi said:Note: Does anyone know the magic number for the "inital allocation" is it the total allocation for the 4 months devided by 4? I doubt theyll send a total allocation for a dealer at once.
By August the excitement will still be there for fans of the car, just enhanced by owning it and driving it! Will there be general "street excitement" I doubt it. There are just going to be to few of them to go around to cause a general response. But, I'm willing to bet that NO dealer will have any trouble moving one within days of receiving it even a year from now!nickwr24 said:By August The Car Will Be Old News.........why By A Sports Car After The Summer......if Your Such A Big Fan You'll Pony Up For One Of The First 1000...
I know that you can't change the title of a thread, but you listed this a straight from GM HQ. The phone number you provided is Pontiac's Customer Assistance Center phone number. They are an outside vendor providing a service. It is not the Ren Center in Detroit.CarpeForem said:1-800-762-2737
Be persistant. Keep asking to speak to someone who CAN answer your questions.
That's got to be the DUMBEST thing I've ever heard. Don't get me wrong, Carpe ... that's not aimed at you. But the whole point of the EOP was to get one of the "FIRST 1000" cars ... it even says that on the emblem. I know GM has made some boneheaded moves so far, but surely they can't be that STUPID! :willy: If so, you can bet headlines everywhere are going to be ridiculing Pontiac for this entire promotion. I can see the July headlines now ... "GM plays April Fools on customers, but can't even keep that on schedule."CarpeForem said:I was told that the special 1000 are going to be built second to the initial alocation vehicles. This will push their delivery to a later date. I asked for clarification and the example was that if you are on the wait list after confirmation of the first 1000 and you are first in line at your dealer you WILL receive your Soltice before the "lucky 1000".
:lol: You know... I never noticed the proximity to the first of April before.SlySol said:"GM plays April Fools on customers, but can't even keep that on schedule."
:agree: And with all the people we have here, if they do the unthinkable, we can probably have a class-action lawsuit filed in the courts before our dealers even get word of the problem. :lol:ateam_77 said:I got one of the first 1000 and I hope GM is watching because I want them to know I plan to hold them to it. You cant promise people the first 1000 and give it to them months after others are on the road. I don't really think this would be the case as I give them more credit than that. The first 1000 will have to be the first delivered to be first.
All they to do is be the first 1000 Retail Orders Produced and you have no leg to stand on whatsoever. They could very well hold the cars for a special delivery date for all 1000 while the cars made after that 1001-2000 and so on would be delivered first.ateam_77 said:I got one of the first 1000 and I hope GM is watching because I want them to know I plan to hold them to it. You cant promise people the first 1000 and give it to them months after others are on the road. I don't really think this would be the case as I give them more credit than that. The first 1000 will have to be the first delivered to be first.
Agreed ... either first produced or first delivered could count as "first 1000" (though it would make no sense to hold them back). However, the information provided was that they would be produced after the others AND delivered after the others. So that leaves two choices ... either that information is WRONG (my personal belief) or GM will have a lawsuit on their hands because their entire promontion was based on the "first 1000" idea.Billabongi said:All they to do is be the first 1000 Retail Orders Produced and you have no leg to stand on whatsoever. They could very well hold the cars for a special delivery date for all 1000 while the cars made after that 1001-2000 and so on would be delivered first.
Uhhh, nowhere that I remember did GM say they would be the first 1000 cars produced. If you read it, it says you will be one of the first 1000 retail orders.ateam_77 said:I got one of the first 1000
It doesn't even promise the 1000 to be the first to own one.What's special about the first 1,000 exclusive retail orders of the 2006 Pontiac Solstice?
The first 1,000 exclusive retail orders will include:
Special VIN sequence from 1 to 1,000
Exclusive IP trim badge
Certificate of Authenticity
Other Solstice premiums, including a commemorative edition Solstice die-cast model (scale 1:18) with First 1,000 trim plate
OK ... maybe there's a bit of a language barrier here or something, but the word "built" (as in "the first 1,000 units built for retail sale") means assembled or put together. The process used to assign VIN numbers or any other paperwork involved is irrelevant. Either they are the first 1000 built or they are not. If they are not, there WILL be big legal problems for GM.LBJay said:But VINs are assigned to cars before they go on the line. (and not necessarily in numeric order).
So while they may be considered the first they will be dispersed among other cars while being assembled. I'll bet that quite a few of the cars on dealer's lots will have an earlier build date than some of the 1000.